The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-08-17
Thc Cotton Movement.

Tie New York Financial Chronicle, in
iL, j. We" OF the movement of tho cotton
ctui iur the week ending on the night
ot August ), says that the total receipts
pay, reached I,l9o bales, against 2,5S1
',. last week, 3,295 bales the pre-
wen week, and 1900 bales three weeks
S'n,i Al.kIn8 the total receipts since
tA .'eptchIbcr, 1886, 5,206, l7S bales,
" u,1OG,2 . bales for the same
1885 i, showing n decrease sine.
81. .aDyr l, 1856, of 100, llS bales.
Ise exports for the week reach a total
OF ~, 100 bales, of which II, O56 were to
Great Britain, 81 to France, and 2.256
to tie rest of the continent. The total
sales for forward delivery for the week
arc 10000 bales. For immediate de-
livery the total sales foot up 10, go
bales, including G,2l7 for export and
Ipij Tor home consumption.
He imports into continental ports
for ihc week have been 20, 600 bales.
lhcSe figures indicate an increase in
the cotton IN sight of 70, 900 bales as
compared with the same date of 1856.
an increase OF 1879 bales as compared
WITH the corresponding date of 1885,
and a decrease Of 357, 0i5 bales as com,
pared with 1884.
The old interior stocks have decreased
DUNG the week 7l0 bales, and were.
Friday night, 23, 500 bales less than at
the same period last year. The receipts
at the same towns have been 1888 bales
less than the same week last year, and
since September ] the receipts at all the
towns are 10, 100 bales less than for the
same time in 1856.
Tho total receipts from the planta-
tons since 1st September, 1856, are
5,lSl,l36 bales; in 1856 were $40. 253
bales; in iSS4-5 were 4,74O, 57I bales,
Although the receipts at the outports for
the past week were l,499 bales. the actual
movement from the plantations was onIy
~ bales, the balance being taken from
the stocks Mt the interior towns. Last
year he receipts from the plantations
for the same week were - bales, and
for 1885 they were 2, 716 bales. The de-
crease III amount in sight Friday night.
as compared with last year, is 1O5,37i
bales, the increase as compared with
1881 8 is 1882 bales, and the increase
over 1888 t is 40, 009 bales.
The Chronicle says that the specula-
ton In cotton for future delivery at New
York has been fairly active for the week
under review, and the course Of prices
"'p huSIuh'Cd 30 rllufply ana widely as
as to afford Ii regular room traders full
scope for the employment of their pecu-
liar tactics. There was q considerable
decline on Saturday, as tho adverse re-
ports from the growing crop lacked con
iirmation; but on Monday the reports
from Georgia and the Carolinas that
heavy rains had caused floods, with con.
tinued dry weather in parts of Texas.
caused a buoyant market. On Tuesday
the failure Of Liverpool to respond to
our advance was attended by n decline,
and a further yielding of values on
Wednesday morning was followed by a
quick and full recovery on reports OF q
removal OF heavy rains in the sections
1bove named. On Thursday the market
was unsettled, without important change,
but made some advance in the later deal,
ngs, when the speculation was quite
strong. Friday the market was variable
and without important change. Cotton
on the spot met with n moderate de-
mand for home consumption. There
n decline of BLOC. on Saturday last.
Friday thcre was fair business for home
consumption on the basis of loo. for
ulIddling uplands.
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